| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. Influencing change through a strategic approach to student attainment / Geoff Layer -- 2. Dilemmas in addressing the ethnicity attainment gap / Tony O'Shea-Poon -- 3. Addressing the attainment gap at the University of Derby : from theory to practice? / Jean Mutton and Philip Plowden -- 4. Linking attainment to interculturalism and global citizenship / Alun Evans and Caroline Wilson -- 5. The secret of student success : studen identity, belonging and the psychological contract / Debra Cureton -- 6. Intellectuality, studen attainment and the contemporary higher education system / Gurnam Singh and Stephen Cowden -- 7. Authentic learning : a route to student attainment? / Graham Steventon -- 8. Mentoring for attainment / Arinola Adefila -- 9. Student attainment through activity-led cooperative learning / Sarah Wilson-Medhurst -- 10. Mixing metaphors for academic writing development / Christina Howel-Richardson and Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams -- 11. Building a house on sand? Are vocational education and training qualifications an (in)equitable stepping-stone to success in higher education? / Tracy McCoy and Don Adamson -- 12. (Not) talkin' 'bout my generation : is higher education engaging older learners? / Christine Broughan and Jim Soulsby -- 13. Being a student and becoming a professional : tensions and challenges in attaining a professional identity / Lynn Clouder -- 14. Issues, controversies and debates : concluding thoughts / Glynis Cousin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 18, 2016) |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Great Britain
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Educational attainment -- Great Britain
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Academic achievement -- Great Britain
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Education and globalization.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Academic achievement.
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Education and globalization.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
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Educational attainment.
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Great Britain.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Steventon, Graham, editor.
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Cureton, Debra, editor.
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Clouder, Deanne Lynn, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317548577 |
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1317548574 |
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1317548582 |
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9781317548584 |
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9781315730325 |
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1315730324 |
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9781138844483 |
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1138844489 |
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9781317548560 |
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1317548566 |
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